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By WeedMaps News' Maureen Meehan, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. By conservative estimates, at least 54 million American adults have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, according to the Arthritis Foundation, and many of them are turning to cannabis to treat their painful symptoms,...

By WeedMaps News' Shelley Levitt, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Why do consumers love drinkable cannabis? Let us count the ways. It's discreet, it requires no special equipment, it tastes good, and it's a familiar and safe delivery system.  Weed-infused drinks ...

By WeedMaps News' Stacy Pershall, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. It's morning in New York City, and Jessica Mellow is preparing for a long day. She pours her first of many cups of coffee and steels herself for another day of work — and another day of anorexia treatment....

By WeedMaps News' Ashlee Nolan, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Any cannabis consumer can tell you that being too stoned is a terrible feeling, especially when you have important things to do. Wouldn't it be amazing to experience the benefits of cannabis without being too high to...

By WeedMaps News' Kimberly Hayes Taylor, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Michigan is preparing to usher in a new era with legal recreational marijuana sales in 2020, but the state's largest employers say their pre-employment drug screenings that include cannabis will not...

By WeedMaps News' Tyler Koslow, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. As cannabis legalization continues to take root in North America and throughout the world, concentrates are becoming more accessible to the masses. Once typically reserved for cannabis veterans who were seeking a more...

By WeedMaps News' Andy Andersen, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. In the '90s, weed became cool again. And so did the movies.  As the 1980s gave way to the final decade of the 20th century, a generation that came of age under the thumb of Nixon's war on drugs and the Just...

By WeedMaps News' Lindsey Bartlett, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. The first cannabis cafe in the U.S. is finally open and it's a big deal. To the team behind the cafe, this is considered a major win for cannabis legalization and the normalization of weed as its the...

By WeedMaps News' Deanna deBara, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. As a retail cannabis business owner or manager, you're always looking for ways to offer a higher level of service to your customers. And one potential opportunity to do that? Delivery service. Offering delivery...

By WeedMaps News' Suzannah Weiss, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. As a new industry, cannabis is often thought of as more egalitarian than more established ones. It tends to attract open-minded people, and cannabis companies can do business without as many traditions and conventions...

By WeedMaps News' Suzannah Weiss, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Millennials are some of weed's most loyal consumers. A 2019 survey found that millennials are more likely to smoke cannabis than cigarettes and the alcohol industry continues to worry about ...

By WeedMaps News' Valli Herman, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. The most affordable place to buy an eighth of weed in August 2019 was once again in Canada, where a combination of a strong American dollar and ample, well-regulated supplies evidently are holding prices in check. The...

By WeedMaps News' Tyler Koslow, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Let's face it, in one way or another, technological advancements have altered nearly every facet of our lives — and smoking weed is certainly no exception. In fact, as ongoing legalization efforts have birthed...

By WeedMaps News' Bill Barlow, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Whenever registered nurse Heather Manus is out and about in public, she can't seem to escape discussions of cannabidiol (CBD), a suddenly ubiquitous compound found in cannabis. Manus often hears people discussing CBD...

By WeedMaps News' Robert Kachelriess, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Mike Tyson hasn't had a professional fight since 2005, but the strength in his handshake suggests the former boxing champ still packs plenty of power in his fists. Yet Iron Mike is focused on another sport...